I-5 Turbo mufflers (for 4ktq)

[Jim Green]

--- E Bavely <veetesse at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello again...next question...
>
> I've been trying to browse the archives for
> information about I-5 turbo
> exhausts and mufflers for use on the upcoming 4ktq
> conversion.
>
> I'm going to have a custom 2.5 inch system made for
> the car and wondered if
> anyone had any advice as to which mufflers to use
> (or avoid).
>
> In the interest of noise and the neighbors, I'm
> thinking I'm going to use
> some kind of resonator (glasspack?) in the middle
> and then a Borla or
> DynoMax in the rear. A bit of a growl is fine, but
> booming or "brappy" will
> be a little too much to handle on a daily basis.
>
> I thought I read a post a few months back about
> avoiding specific mufflers
> (FlowMasters?) because they did not work well with
> the exhaust pulses of a
> turbo engine's exhaust flow.  Any comments?  I can't
> seem to find the
> original post.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated...muffler
> measurements, inlet /outlet
> offset info, brand names, model numbers, etc.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Elliott Bavely

I have a 3" system with a 15" glasspack, and the short
Borla XR-1 3" oval muffler.  I get a lot of
compliments on the sound, not from ricer boys either.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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